Over half of Canada watched the epic United States-Canada gold medal match this past Sunday. The US rating was just as high, placing only behind the Super Bowl and the BCS Championship games of this year. But just as quickly as the game was played, the hockey hype has dwindled. The smallest of the four major sports in our country, hockey is tough to take root especially in the southern and midwestern states. First off, hockey just isn’t played there. I mean, how many hockey rinks do you know of in Texas or in Mississippi, or even in New Mexico. Second, it’s more of a world sport dominated by the Europeans and the Canadians. Here’s what hockey and the NHL have to do in order to expand and grow the sport.
Topics: 2010 Olympic Games |
